Front Yard Reveal

THE REVEAL OF OUR gorgeous FRONT YARD RENOVATION.

Front yard of grey house with overgrown shrubs.

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Today is the day I reveal our incredible front yard renovation!

Catch up on all our outdoor renovation posts in this series:

  1. Front and Back Yard Renovation
  2. European Style Water Fountains and a Yard Update
  3. Checkerboard Concrete Pavers and a Yard Update
  4. Front Yard Reveal (this post)
  5. How to Install a Gurgler Water Fountain
  6. Back Yard Renovation Reveal with Artificial Grass

First, let’s go back and see what our front yard looked like before we started this renovation.

The shrubs were never properly trimmed for years before we arrived at this house and it didn’t matter what we did to try to trim them back, they just looked funny (see below). A low maintenance yard still needs maintenance which it seems that people just forget.

Anyway, these shrubs turned into trees over the years and we let our neighbors take away all the shrubs and replant them in their yards so no plant went to waste.

Before

Front yard with overgrown rhododendrons.

This is what this area looked like before Aaron built the free-standing deck last year.

Small yard in front of house that needs work.

If you recall, this side of our driveway had about four feet of unnecessary shrubs so we extended our driveway another two feet to give us more parking area.

Overgrown bushes beside driveway of house.

progress

It now aligns more with the house too. That extra two feet will make a world of difference!

Extending the pavers on driveway of grey house.

After the old landscaping was taken care of, landscape fabric went down along with boxwoods along the fence, limelight hydrangeas, bobo hydrangeas and landscape rock.

Placing potted hydrangeas on landscape fabric where they are going to be planted.

We also re-stained our fence like we did in the back yard a few years ago.

To see my step-by-step guide on how to re-stain your fence, click here.

Washing down wooden fence in preparation of staining it.

It’s amazing what a difference new stain can make! And check out this tip: if you use a solid color stain like we did, you can tint it to any color you’d like!

Staining a wooden fence a solid stain grey color.

We also replaced the post caps with these similar aluminum post caps. It really upgrades the entire fence.

Replacing wooden fence post caps with black aluminum ones.

The REveal

And finally here is the front yard reveal!! It’s stunning, wouldn’t you say?

You can see the row of tiny boxwoods along the fence. Those will get taller, of course, and the limelight hydrangeas can grow to be quite tall but we will keep them at a regular height so that they look full but not grow too high.

Crushed rock was placed over the entire surface for a clean look.

Limelight and bobo hydrangeas with crushed rock in front yard of grey house.

The smaller bobo hydrangeas in front of the limelights are a nice addition and the height difference adds interest to this space.

Limelight and bobo hydrangeas in front of house.

And here’s a peak of our new gurgler water fountain! Our cat loves looking at the birds that come for a visit each day.

Basalt rock water fountain in front yard of grey house with cat looking out front window.

Check out our step-by-step tutorial on how to install a gurgler water fountain here.

Limelight hydrangeas and crushed rock in front of house with basalt rock gurgler fountain and black patio deck.

On the other side of our driveway, the extended driveway looks like it has been there all along. We found the same bricks on Facebook Marketplace so they could look just as aged as the original ones. If we added brand new bricks, you would definitely be able to see that two foot strip.

The driveway was completely power washed thoroughly of weeds then new polymer sand went down in the cracks which acts like concrete to ensure to more future weeds.

Grey house with white trim and garage door and limelight hydrangeas.

We also added a gorgeous new black glazed planter for the left side of the garage.

Grey house with white garage door with black ceramic planter.

More Sources:

All in all, we love our front yard. Once all the plants grow in, this yard will be amazing!! What do you think? Let me know in the comments below!

And I can’t wait to share our big backyard reveal very soon!

Make sure to pin it for later!

Before and after front yard renovation.

click in case you missed:

How to Install a Gurgler Water Fountain

How To Install A Gurgler Water Fountain poster.

How to Prep and Re-Stain an Old Fence

How to Build a Freestanding Deck

How To Build A Freestanding Deck poster.

How to Build and Tile a Front Step

How To Build & Tile A Front Step graphic.

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27 Comments

  3. Looks beautiful! What a great spot to hang out and unwind! 🙂👍 The hydrangeas are gorgeous and so are the black accents.

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  4. I have been so excited to see this reveal, and it did not disappoint! If I was you, I’d be finding excuses to go places just so that I could come back home to see such a beautiful front yard, lol!

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  8. I love it Jamie! I can’t believe you were able to find the same aged pavers on FB, what a win! You guys did such a great job, it looks really classic and beautiful!

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  9. Too much gray. I think the rocks don’t work for me. They look harsh and barren. They will be too hot for successful growing of hydrangeas.

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  11. I like the lavender in the baskets on the porch, too. Can they live in cold, rainy Van weather since they are a Mediterranean plant?

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    1. Thanks Shirley! I love lavender! There’s a lot of lavender here in Vancouver but maybe it’s a different type of species. I have it in a planter every year and it does so well!
      Hugs, Jamie

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